Puller Says Marines Regret McKeon Court Martial
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller testified at Parris Island that the Marine Corps regrets the court martial of S. Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon. He urged that McKeon merit only a rank reduction and transfer, describing dangerous training and discipline methods used on recruits and arguing the necessity of night training for future wars.
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Parris Island
S. C
APJ
Lewis B
Chesty
Puller
Marine Corps
Matthew C. McKeon
Sevenman
Pate
Marines
Randolph McC. Pate
McKeon
McHon
Barlien
Makiay
Leland L. Blanding
Pinghamton
Marive
Worcester
Haiti
Nicaragua
Char
Berman
Ania
von Steuben
George Washington
von Stouhen
Bermannen
Adder
San Diego
Berman Avis
Tate
Fale
MeKion
Washington
Navy
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Linehead Marine
Gates
Seisetian Board
Ns Tor
Lumber Expert Accused in $600 Theft
Knoxville, Tenn. A railway car inspector named Coppick suspects a former lumber expert stole $600 hidden in a four by two wall-hollowed panel he had concealed against a wall. The expert allegedly concealed the money and fled after the theft.
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Knoxville
Tena
Coppick
Coppice
Thiel
Pilot Testimony On Canyon Clouds In Collision Case
Washington pilot Lionel Stephen testified at the CAB hearing that he heard no radio advice about air traffic near the Grand Canyon collision. He noted a cloud buildup to 25,000 feet and suggested large cumulus clouds could force avoidance, while cloud heights around the crash were discussed with witnesses and other pilots.
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Grand Canyon
Eugene J. Siefer
Ottawa
Ohio
Siefer
Flagstaff
Ariz
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Associated Press
Lionel Stephen
American Airines
National Airlines
Trans Word Airlines
Constellation
United Air Lines
Stephen
James
Hudgin
Grand Canyo
Tredgin
jMr
Eugene Siefer
Highway 66
Aziz
AMR
Winslow
Eisenhower OKs Social Security hikes and new disabled benefits
President Eisenhower signs a bill expanding Social Security to include federal payments for workers who are totally and permanently disabled at age 50 and over, with benefits averaging about 75 dollars monthly starting July 1967. The law raises payroll taxes and broadens coverage to about 225,000 additional people.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Able and Willing to Get On Top of the Weather
Capt Lawrence FL Gardner stationed at Barker Hill Fort Collins Colorado Air Force Base in Indiana seeks to recruit amid a garbled wartime weather report. The message mentions three planes over Prescott and Pontiac at 30,000 feet and references a price of 50 dollars with distances noted.
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Lawrence FL Gardner
Barker Hill
Fort Collins
Colo
Air Force Base
Indiana
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Price
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